Hub cap mounting tab tricks?
 

What are people's tricks for bending over the hub cap tabs?
I'd like to not scratch the paint on my new wheels.
Any pictures of tools or techniques would be helpful.

I have a 31'.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l9141HNvCA

That's how I found mine had been done. I think I'd use clear silicone instead, though.

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I bend them so the cap will snap on tight---then have bent over several more

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Oh my!! What a Hatchet Job... All that silicon. And why didn't he use 5 tabs so they are evenly spaced since there are 10 on the cap. :p:p

I use "The Hub Cap Tool". The hub caps snap on when the tabs are properly bent. No silicon needed. No rattles, never lost a hub cap.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1869/...5d2dfcb1_z.jpg

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Does anyone know how the tabs were bent at the factory when the cars were new?

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The thought is that they weren't bent. The caps cliped on.

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By the way, here's a Tech Video on how to make your own hubcaps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LtXB6tF2KQ

;)

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I also use the hub cap tool, I notched it five more times and bent all ten tabs. Looks like an electrical box knock-out replacement plug when you get through. No chipped paint, no glue, no rattles, haven't lost a cap in ten years.

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Interesting. I have never heard or seen that tool. Looks like it isn't available online anywhere.
I can't even tell how it works from a picture :)

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Instructions are on the other side of the sheet.

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I found them by searching :)